Ozone therapeutic device



y 15, 1955 c. F. MUELLER ET AL 2,745,407

OZONE THERAPEUTIC DEVICE c yrzz/erzzozas; fax-Z FJZzzeZZe? 9 2d Zi ag/@6229.

Filed Feb. 26, 1954 United States Patent OZONE THERAPEUTIC DEVICE Carl F. Mueller and Walter A. Mueller, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application February 26, 1954, Serial No. 412,830 4 Claims. (Cl. 128-407) This invention relates to an ozone therapeutic device and more particularly to such a device which is used for ozone treatment of the human body through its orifices.

It is an object of our invention to provide such a device which comprises a plurality of gas filled glass tubes through which electrical current fiows. The tubes are disposed in close parallel proximity to each other so that are discharges take place between the tubes along substantially their entire length. Such discharges are small in amplitude and are continuous during the time the device is in operation. This arc discharge action generates ozone which is of therapeutic benefit.

It is another object of our invention to provide such a device which is so shaped in its contours as to fit effectively into or adjacent the orifices of the human body which are accessible from outside the body for the treatment of rectal or vaginal disorders, diarrhea or nasal or ear infections.

Another object of our invention is to provide such a device in which the tubes are held precisely parallel to each other at all times for maximum effective are discharge action across the surface areas between them.

A further object of our invention is to provide such a dew'ce in which the electrodes and wiring are mounted within a convenient handle in such a manner as to minimize the possibility of undesirable current flow between them.

Yet another object of our invention is to provide such a device which is firm in construction and which is capable of repeated use without breakage of the glass tubes and without afiecting the proper operation of our device. It is a related object of our invention to provide such a device which is easily cleaned and sterilized for use within the human body.

It is a further object of our invention to provide a novel arrangement of tubes which furnishes maximum efiiciency and generation of ozone within the limitations required as to the shape and construction of our device.

Our invention also comprises such other objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear and which are inherently possessed by our invention.

While we have shown in the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of our invention, it should be understood that the same is susceptible of modification and change without departing from the spirit of our invention.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of our device;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the same, taken on line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the same with the handle portion shown in section;

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view out of the tubes, showing the electrical connections;

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the tubes used in the construction of our device.

2,745,407 Patented May 15, 1956 The ozone portion of our device comprises a plurality of glass tubes, the ends of which are disposed within handle 13. The embodiment shown in the drawings comprises four such tubes, 14, 15, 16 and 17. Tube 14 has one closed end 18 and a wire 19 projecting from its opposite end 20, wire 19 being connected to an electrode within the tube and adjacent end 20 thereof. Ends 18 and 20 of tube 14 extend parallel to each other as tube 14 forms a narrow, elongated loop.

Tube 15 is constructed in the same manner, having a closed end 21 and an opposite end 22 with a wire 23 projecting therefrom, wire 23 being connected to an electrode within end 22.

Tube 16 has a closed end 24 and an opposite end 25 with a wire 26 projecting therefrom, Wire 26 being connected to an electrode within end 25. Tube 17 has a closed end 27 with a wire 28 projecting therefrom, wire 28 being connected to an electrode within end 27.

Tube 17 comprises only a single shaft having a slight jog adjacent the bottom thereof. The tubes are assembled in such a manner that they extend parallel to each other, with tube 17 disposed within the center. When the tubes are assembled in the manner shown in the drawings, they combine to form an elongated device having a smooth rounded end and smooth sides. Its size and contour are such that it will fit within or adjacent the orifices of the human body for ozone therapeutic treatment.

The ends of the tubes are all mounted within handle 13 in the manner shown in the drawings. The wires of the tubes are connected to the electrical wires 11 and 12 of cord 10 within handle 13. The ends of the tubes having wires are mounted within hollow plastic insulators 29, with their wires extending through the bottoms of insulators 29.

In order to provide accurate and precisely parallel spacing of the glass tubes from each other, the tubes are assembled in a jig before they are inserted into handle 13. They are then inserted into handle 13 as a unit and handle 13 is then filled with a suitable dielectric material which is molten in a heated state and which hardens at lower temperatures to provide a permanent mounting for the ends of the tubes and to insulate the ends of the tubes and the wires from each other.

The dielectric material used is preferably one having resilience at normal and cold temperatures. It has been found that polyethylene plastic is suitable for this purpose.

The tubes are filled with gas of any suitable kind such as argon, neon, mercury, or a mixture thereof. Electrical current for the operation of our device is obtained from a suitable high voltage transformer which is not shown in the drawings, but which may be a 9,000 volt 18 milliampere transformer.

In order to maintain the spacing of the body portion of the tubes and to provide a sufficiently rugged construction to withstand any pressure used in massage, the ends of the tubes are joined together by a small amount of dielectric material as designated by the numerals 30 in the drawings. The material used is preferably polyethylene and its use between the ends of the tubes serves to maintain the even spacing of the tubes and to strengthen the assembly by providing slightly resilient junctions between the tubes.

In use, our device is connected to a suitable source of high voltage electrical supply. Current fiows fromwires 11 and 12 through wires 19, 23, 26 and 28 to the electrodes within the tubes. Current then flows through the gas with the tubes. Due to the close proximity of the tube surfaces a considerable amount of arc discharge takes place between the tubes, generating ozone from 'the surrounding'air. This action is continuous during the operation of the device and is evenly spaced along the device, due to the exactly spaced separation of the tubes.

Our device may be positioned so that the entire length of the plass tubes extends within the body or only the tip inside or adjacent the body orifice in order to generate and provide ozone for the therapeutic treatment of bodily disorders arising'in such areas.

Ittnay be noted that our device generates ozo'ne without simultaneously generating heat, which would be harmful or undesirable in a device intended for such purposes.

We claim:

1. A'device of the class described comprising a plurality of glass tubes, each of said tubes containing gas, an electrode disposed Within one end of each of said tubes, each of said tubes having its ends extending substantially parallel to each other with its body portion bent to form a narrow elongated loop, said tubes being disposed so that all of their body portions are disposed in close parallel proximity to each other with a small gap between their adjacent surfaces, the ends of all of said tubes being disposed Within a manually grippable handle,

means-Within said handle for spacing said tubescvenly from each other, said tubes combining to form a unitary ozone generating portion which is adapted to fit within the orifices of the human body, said device adapted to be connected to a suitable source of electrical supply to cause electrical current to flow through said tubes and are discharges to take place across substantially the entire length of said tubes during the time such current flows to provide ozone for therapeutic treatment of the human body.

2. The subject matter of claim 1, said device comprising three tubes forming loops, said tubes being spaced equidistantly from each other and a fourth substantially straight tube centrally disposed between said three tubes.

3. The subject matter of claim 1, the tubes comprising said device being intermeshed, with their looped ends closely adjacent and disposed one above the other.

4. The subject matter of claim 1, the ends of said loops being disposed closely adjacent to each other and a yieldable dielectricmaterial adhered to the ends of said loops and extending therebetween to prevent displacement or breakage of said tubes.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

